Mike-Related Watercolor: Portrait of Young Mike – Frame 1 (1960s)

This watercolor portrait is removed from direct experience. It is distant in time by about 60 years. My parents took an 8mm movie of their children, Mike, Dave and me. Mike, my older brother is autistic, low functioning and nonverbal. Autism was not well known at that time, even though I’m sure there were many […]

Mike in the Shower (from ‘My Brother Michael’)

I tried to spend as much time with my brother as I could. I wanted to see what his life was like. It was difficult sometimes, to take pictures, but it was necessary to illustrate how Mike was treated. Mike was treated very well indeed.